"Is this an aircraft carrier?!" When Zhong Liyu saw the "Varyag" still in the dock with her own eyes, her eyes were full of shock.

"Yes, this is the most powerful aircraft carrier ever built by the Soviet Union, the Varyag, but the Soviets did not call them aircraft carriers, but called carrier cruisers." Ye Kai stared at the unfinished not far away."

"Varyag" is not without feelings in my heart.

When I saw this sea tyrant with my own eyes, the main structure of the Varyag had actually been basically completed, and more than 60% of the hull had been installed. Now it is mainly about some later equipment installation work, such as

Talking about cable laying, weapon system assembly, etc.

The Soviet Navy began to build the first generation of the Moscow class cruiser (helicopter carrier) since 1962, and after the second generation of the Kiev medium-carrier cruiser (medium aircraft carrier) in 1970, it began to build again in 1982.

The third generation of 1143.5 (now the Russian "Kuznetsov") heavy-duty aircraft cruiser.

In early 1983, Marshal Gorshkov, then commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy, proposed the idea of ​​building a second 1143.5 aircraft cruiser, which was supported by Uskinov, then Soviet Defense Minister.

On December 6, 1985, the 1143.6 "Riga" officially started construction at the Black Sea Shipyard.

Given the construction and testing experience of the Kuznetsov, after complex calculations, the ski jump deck was improved from the 12-degree 12-degree 1143.6 aircraft cruiser November 25, 1988

When the water is launched on a daily basis, the main structure of the hull has been completed.

According to the initial plan of the Soviet Ministry of Defense, the "Riga" should have been the No. 2 ship of Type 1143.5, but the Soviet Navy believed that the ship-based electronic equipment had already developed new developments at this time and the original design should be improved.

In June 1986, the 1143.6 improvement plan was approved, with the main content being to improve the radar system: replace the "Mars-Trade Wind" phased array of the "Kuznetsov" with the latest "Furum" air alert radar.

The radar, and the 1143.6 model has also made significant improvements to other electronic devices, with a total of more than 150 improvements compared to the 1143.5 model.

However, the construction delayed by 9 months compared to the scheduled construction period because of the renewal plan. In July 1990, the "Riga" was officially renamed the "Varyag".

Logically speaking, the Varyag should have been completed and put into service now. Unfortunately, the Soviet economy has been in trouble in recent years, especially after the outbreak of the Gulf War this year, oil prices plummeted back to their original positions, which caused a fatal blow to Soviet oil exports.

The attack, the entire Soviet Union's foreign trade fell into a hopeless state, and the funds were exhausted. How could it continue to invest in money-burning things like aircraft carriers?

For these reasons, the contractor of the Varyag, Ukraine's Black Sea shipyard, could only put the ship there first and maintain the operation of the shipyard by taking on the construction tasks of some large civilian ships.

"If this ship is put into use, it will cost at least about 500 million US dollars, but now the Soviet government has no money." The Ukrainian who accompanied Ye Kai and the others to visit said this, with some regrets on his face.

Ye Kai was very interested in this aircraft carrier, and under the leadership of the Ukrainians, he went up to the platform and took a walk.

The giant steel beast! Zhong Liyu stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier, and this noun appeared in her mind.

"You said, how about I bought it?" Ye Kai suddenly said to Zhong Liyu.

"Ah?!" Zhong Liyu was stunned when she heard this.

"Just talk, don't be so nervous, I can't afford to buy it." Ye Kai said with a haha.

Ye Kaixin knew very well that if the Soviet Union disintegrated, it would be the best time to immediately start buying the unfinished aircraft carrier Varyag.

In fact, in the years before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the chaos in the former franchised republic was almost unimaginable.

Even hundreds of suitcase nuclear bombs were sold privately, not to mention ordinary weapons. As described in the movie "King of War" starring Nicholas Cage, international arms dealers were once quite rampant.

As long as the buyer can afford the money, as long as the weapons contained in the Soviet arsenal can be made for you.

The Chinese businessman at that time brought a truck of leather food and daily necessities to Ukraine and exchanged for two planes, which was definitely not a fictitious thing. In fact, what he got was more than he said.

I have to wait! Ye Kai reluctantly glanced at the "Varyag" in the dock and finally left with Zhong Liyu.

This time he came to Ukraine, there were a lot of things to do. The Black Sea Shipyard was an important goal he had long targeted.

He was interested in Ukraine's mature shipbuilding technology, the technology to build 10,000-ton giant ships, and mature industrial workers.

The situation in the Soviet Union is now very bad, and the situation in the Black Sea shipyard is also very bad. Although it can rely on civilian shipbuilding orders to make a living, the operating rate is less than 30%. Most workers are barely able to maintain their lives. In this case,

Ye Kai probably could fool a group of Ukrainians to go to China to find gold.

Especially after he came to the Soviet Union, he realized that in fact, many Soviets did not have much rejection of China, and even many older people called them "Chinese comrades".

Obviously, since Gorbachev has made the Soviet Union a mess now, the people have long complained about him and the current government, and they missed the powerful Red Soviet Union even more. For China, which belongs to the same socialist state camp, naturally

I also have a lot of good feelings. After all, I used to be a "comrade and brother" at the time, and China is said to be developing well now, and some people eat and wear food.

More importantly, the Chinese have many resentment towards the Soviet Union, but the Soviets did not suffer any losses from the Chinese, so their ordinary people did not have any disgust towards China, and they felt a little kind when they mentioned it.

Ye Kai planned to invest in the construction of a large shipyard in the outer area of ​​Mingzhu City. He first set up the racks and slowly emptied the foundation of the Black Sea Shipyard. When the time is ripe, he will then use the Varyag.

Buy it and then build it.

But if this happens, Ye Kai finds that his money seems to be a little insufficient.

Although he transferred more than 700 million US dollars last time, the money was planned to be invested in the Hong Kong real estate market to make money. Now the plan has suddenly changed, which really makes him not know what to do.
Chapter completed!